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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
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A. Hamill
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What turns without moving?
    A. Milk, when its turning sour.
    Q. Where did Noah hit the first Nail in the Ark?
    A. On the head.
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  2. Riddles

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    Q. What has three legs and cannot walk and has two ears and cannot hear and a mouth that cannot talk.
    A. a three legged pot.
    Q. What is the difference between a watch-seller and jailer.
    A. One sells watches and the other watches cells.
    Q. What is always behind time.
    A. The back of a watch.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Joseph O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin